The Massachusetts Senate advanced legislation concerning retirement for Walter L. Gerton, a former member of the Attleboro fire department.

The chair announced consideration of legislation described as an act provided for the retirement of Walter L. Gerton, Senate No. 1859, and the question came on ordering the bill to a third reading. The chair recorded no objection, and the bill was ordered to a third reading. At third reading the bill was read and the question came on passing the bill to be engrossed; the chair recorded passage by voice, saying, “All the ayes have it. The bill is passed to be engrossed.”

The Senate record notes the bill’s title was changed by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading, and the floor action consisted of procedural readings followed by a voice vote to pass the measure to be engrossed.

The bill references amendments to Mass. General Laws chapter 32, section 4(2)(b) and (c) as they relate to calculating the pension for the named retiree; those statutory citations were read into the record when the amendment prologue was taken up.

Next steps: passage to be engrossed is a legislative stage before final enactment; further floor or executive action may follow.